Painting Doctor Jinhua

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned with astonishment, and the entire garden fell silent again!

What was going on here? Was she afraid that the emperor would be afraid that she would harm the Chen family as Princess Yunyin said, so she simply married her off to the Northern Qi?

Among these people, the one who was most surprised and heartbroken was Xiao Xian. He had long guessed that she would go to Qi State, but he had never thought that it would be under such circumstances and in such a way...

Is she sacrificing herself to protect the Xiao family?

In order to eliminate the emperor's concerns and to make the Xiao family no longer feared by the emperor...

Li Mi and Cui Heng were surprised, happy but also disappointed.

The good news is that this young lady will go to Northern Qi from now on. Originally, they thought they would never see each other again after this trip to Northern Qi. If she married to Northern Qi, then there would be a chance for them to meet again.

What was disappointing was, did she choose Lanling King? But the Gao family of Northern Qi was not a place to settle down!

Such a licentious and cruel imperial family is even worse than the Southern Chen Dynasty!

Although the Zhou envoys Yuwen Hui and Yuwen Zhi looked calm and watched all this silently, their minds were already filled with all kinds of calculations and twists and turns.

Amid all the different looks from everyone, only Prince Lanling showed a look of joy after being stunned for a moment.

"Prince, Prince, please answer quickly!" Lu Yu was so anxious that he wanted to agree for him.

Gao Changgong was just stunned for a moment and didn't expect it, so he didn't come back to his senses for a long time. After Lu Yu's reminder, he smiled and replied:

"Of course, I have no intention of regretting what I said!"

After saying that, he also walked forward, came in front of Chen Xu, and stood side by side with Xiao Jinyu.

"Chang Gong is attracted to Xiao Jinyu, a girl from the Xiao family. Therefore, I ask the Emperor of Chen to help me. Chang Gong is willing to propose marriage to her immediately. From now on, Qi and Chen will be friendly countries and will not invade each other! If another country invades Chen, Qi is willing to send troops to support it!"

Now the State of Chen is in a period of national weakness and lack of talent. It takes time for the people to recuperate and cultivate talents. If there are no more wars in the next two years, it will be a very good thing for the State of Chen.

He had tried to win over Lanling King many times before, hoping to recruit him for his own use. Now, he actually lowered his status for a woman, proposed an alliance, and promised to support the State of Chen if there was a foreign threat in the future.

This sentence was undoubtedly deliberately said to the envoys from the Zhou State.

There was an unpredictable look in Chen Xu's eyes as he began to think carefully.

At this time, Yuwen Hui actually teased: "As a prince, can you really represent Qi?"

"Prince Lanling came to Chen this time as an envoy, representing the State of Qi. Lord Yuwen actually said this. Could it be that you are not visiting Chen on behalf of the State of Zhou? You are going there without an imperial edict. What is your intention?"

Yuwen Hui was about to get angry, but he stood up, bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Sanlang Yuwen didn't mean that. Please don't blame me, Prince! Miss Xiao, please don't blame me!"

After Chen Xu pondered for a long time, he finally looked at Gao Changgong and Xiao Jinyu and said, "Okay, I approve!"

"But Jinyu still wants to ask His Majesty for a promise!"

Xiao Jinyu raised her head and spoke again, and Chen Xu looked at her.

"Your Majesty, please issue an order to never do anything to Xiao Xian's direct descendant... Ling Bing!"

So this was what she wanted. She was willing to use the Xiao family's school to train poor scholars for use in the court, and promised that the Xiao family would no longer keep private soldiers. She even married to Northern Qi to establish an alliance between the two countries, just to prevent him from attacking the Xiao family?

"If the Xiao family has always been upright and has not committed any serious crimes, I will naturally not use force against the soldiers. This is my promise today! You are worrying too much!"

The emperor’s promise is as good as gold!

With this promise, Xiao Jinyu felt relieved!

But saying this openly in front of so many guests and scholars was indeed an insult to Emperor Chen Xu.

But she also had to let scholars from all over the world testify in this way!

Only in this way would Chen Xu have some concerns!

……

Somewhere under the shade of trees outside the manor, a pair of eyes had been staring at everything that happened here. Until the emperor left, no one noticed the existence of this person.

"Princess, do you want to go in and take a look? You haven't seen him for a long time?" Madam Wei said to a woman dressed in black and wearing a veiled hat, holding a box wrapped in silk.

"No need. What if we meet? Do we have to recognize each other? He has good taste and found a powerful woman for himself. However, marrying such a woman will make him the target of public criticism. It is hard to say whether this will be a blessing or a curse in the future!"

"Princess, I have dealt with this young lady before. She is very smart and has a lot of tricks in her mind. It might be a good thing to have her by the side of the prince, but human relations..."

"You don't have to say anything more. It was the Gao family who betrayed me first. Moreover, the Gao royal family is so absurd. Do I have to stay there and end up like Li Zu'e?"

Seeing that she was angry, Madam Wei's tone was filled with resentment and sadness. She sighed slightly and said:

"The coming-of-age ceremony for Xiao Xianlang..."

"Prepare a gift and send it to him! After all, we are all from the Lanling Xiao family. Although we are from different clans, this young man from the Xiao family does have the demeanor of my uncle the Crown Prince in his past! If he can be of use to us in the future, that would be the best!"

As he spoke, he spoke in a sweet voice and laughed softly.

"There is also this young lady from the Xiao family, Xiao Jinyu. From now on, Xinghua Yanyu Tower will cooperate with her and give her three-tenths of the shares. We will also provide her with any intelligence she wants, but at the same time, I also want to know all the news about her."

"Yes, Princess!" Madam Wei said happily, "You are still thinking of the prince!"

The woman in black didn't answer, she just said, "Go and deliver the gift for me! I have things to do, so I won't go in!"

……

After the coming-of-age ceremony was over and the guests had left, Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian immediately went to check the Xiao family's assets. They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the books in the library were intact.

The news that Xiao Qilang returned to the direct line of the Lanling Xiao family, and that Xiao Jian passed off a concubine as the legitimate heir and that his wife Princess Yunyin was an impersonator spread throughout the Xiao family. Those servants whose indentures were in the hands of Princess Yunyin and who had done all kinds of evil things for her all became panic-stricken.

But to their surprise, Xiao Xian, the newly appointed young head of the family, did not beat or kill them or punish them in any other way. Instead, he returned all their indentures and allowed them to leave on their own.

Some of the Xiao family's illegitimate sons and daughters were also anxiously waiting for the new head of the family to make their decision.

Because Xiao Jian was not of the Lanling Xiao family's bloodline, the identities of these illegitimate sons and daughters became a very embarrassing mystery.

After a long silence in front of the ancestral temple, Xiao Xian finally spoke: "I will move the Xiao family's ancestral hall to Wuyi Lane. I will not take back the new Xiao family mansion, this house. You can still live here. But from now on, I, Xiao Xian, will no longer have any relationship with you."

"Shiyilang, please follow me to the new Xiao Mansion!"

Hearing this, the dejected Eleventh Brother Xiao Lang suddenly raised his head and said in surprise: "Seventh Brother... No, Patriarch, are you willing to take me in as a member of the Xiao family? Don't you care about my true identity? I may not be..."

Xiao Xian nodded with a smile: "What I care about is not your status, but your character! As long as you are willing, of course you can become a member of the Xiao family!"

"That's great, Brother Qi, thank you..."

With Shiyilang as a special case, other illegitimate sons and daughters also became restless and turned their expectant eyes to Xiao Xian.

"Master, we also want to follow you. We are willing to be loyal to you forever!"

Amid the shouts of the crowd, only Xiao Liuniang and Xiao Qin were wringing their hands, lowering their heads in fear and not daring to say a word.

Xiao Jinyu spotted her immediately and called out, "Xiao Qin!"

"Yes!" Xiao Qin suddenly looked up and looked at Xiao Xian who was sitting in the hall, and Xiao Jinyu, Xiao Yuanshi and Xiao Ruoling who were standing beside him.

"Family...owner!"

She looked at Xiao Xian and tears began to fall from her eyes.

At this time, Xiao Xian said: "Xiao Liuniang stays, everyone else goes away!"

Does this mean they are not going to take them in? Then they will no longer be descendants of the Lanling Xiao family and will no longer enjoy the honors brought by the Lanling Xiao family?

"Master!" These illegitimate sons and daughters shouted in panic.

At this time Gong Yi Zhong came with several soldiers and drove all these people out!

Only Xiao Qin was kneeling in the hall, under the cold gazes of several people.

"I only have one question. If you answer truthfully, we will let you go free. Whether you want to get married or stay in this mansion, it's up to you!" Xiao Jinyu asked at this time.

"Okay, if you ask, I will answer truthfully!" Xiao Qin said immediately.

"Who was the person who gave Princess Yunyin the poison? Who was assisting her, or manipulating her to poison the descendants of the Xiao family and kill them all!"